Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note
Tip (Thank, recall, restate): Parts: the thanks → one detail you recall → your interest → the sign-off. Send it within 24 hours to everyone who interviewed you, even if you think it went badly. Avoid: waiting two weeks, asking for the result, long essays, copied templates, misspelt names, demands.
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- 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) asking for the result (c) waiting two weeks (d) a long essay
- 2.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) spelling names right (c) naming one detail (d) asking for the result
- 4.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
- 5.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) within 24 hours (b) before the interview (c) after a month (d) never
- 6.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
- 7.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
- 8.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
- 9.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
- 10.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
- 11.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
- 12.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
- 13.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the thanks
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) asking for the result (c) misspelling their name (d) thanking each person
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) a polite sign-off (c) a short note (d) waiting two weeks
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) sending it the same day (c) a long essay (d) thanking each person
- 17.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
- 18.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
- 19.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) asking for the result (c) spelling names right (d) a short note
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) misspelling their name (c) a long essay (d) waiting two weeks
- 21.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) thanking each person (c) adding demands (d) naming one detail
- 22.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) adding demands (c) naming one detail (d) a copied template
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) misspelling their name (c) a long essay (d) waiting two weeks
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) a copied template (c) a long essay (d) adding demands
- 25.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) asking for the result (c) misspelling their name (d) a short note
- 26.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
- 27.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
- 28.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
- 29.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
- 30.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
- 31.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) a polite sign-off (c) spelling names right (d) a short note
- 32.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
- 33.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
- 34.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) a copied template (c) waiting two weeks (d) thanking each person
- 35.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) nobody (b) all of them (c) only the youngest (d) just the first one
- 36.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
- 37.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
- 38.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
- 39.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
- 40.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only if you won (b) yes, it is still polite (c) only with a gift (d) no, never
Answer key
- sending it the same day
- a good note habit
- asking for the result
- your interest
- within 24 hours
- the sign-off
- a good note habit
- False
- True
- True
- a good note habit
- True
- the thanks
- thanking each person
- waiting two weeks
- a long essay
- the thanks
- True
- asking for the result
- spelling names right
- adding demands
- naming one detail
- naming one detail
- a short note
- a short note
- False
- the sign-off
- False
- the sign-off
- a poor note habit
- a long essay
- a poor note habit
- True
- thanking each person
- all of them
- True
- your interest
- False
- your interest
- yes, it is still polite
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